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G. L. AHMAY.

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Patented Dec. 30, 1884.

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GEORGE L. AHMAY, OF W'ASHING'ION, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO MILETUS J. WINE, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,815, dated December 30, 1884.

(N0 model.)

T0 60% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. AHMAY, of Washington, District of Columbia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in File Boxes or Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bill and paper hold- I and to be secured or held in position by a bail or brace flexibly attached to the edges of the sides.

It also consistsin means for holding the bail or loop in position to secure the pivoted end at the desired angle when open, and to lock it to clamp the papers in the box or holder.

Referring to the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box or holder in a condition to inspect or handle its contents. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the swinging end invarious positions, and Fig. 3 is an end view showing a modification. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the holder, showing a modification.

To the base a is secured the end piece, I), and the side pieces, 0 0. These may extend to thetop of the end piece or only part way, prefrably a little more than half, and may be illclined from the top toward the rear throughout the whole or part of their extent. The rear end, t, is in this instance secured to the sides by pivots or screws, the latter also preventing the sides from spreading, so that the end is free to swing backward and forward, as hereinafter set forth. To the edges of the sides a bail, loop, or brace, d, is flexibly attached in any suitable manner. I have shown eyescrews 6 as one effectual and convenient means. The bail, loop, or brace may be U-shaped, and have hooks f at its ends to engage with the eyebolts e, and it may pass around the rear side of the pivoted end piece, 2', and may be held in contact withit at any desired point by any suitable means. I have shown in Figs. 1 and 2 a loop, g. and in Fig. 4 a latch, h, as

forming convenient means for holding the loop. The end piece, 1', is provided with a number of grooves, k, into which the transverse part of the loop or bail enters to lock the bail in place, so that the end piece, 1', may be retained at any desired angle. The loopis of such a length that when it is in the position shown in Fig. 1 the end piece can be tilted backward at an angle to unclamp the papers and admit of ready access to them for the purposes of insertion, removal, or inspection. 6 5

To use my improved box or holder the loop, bail, or brace is moved to the position shown in Fig. 1, and the desired number of papers, &c., are inserted. If the box is full, the pivoted end is pressed against the papers,and the bail or brace is slipped up to one of the notches or grooves m, into which it enters and securely locks the end at an angle and holds the papers positively in place. Then it is desired to remove or inspect the papers, the upper part of the end is pressed against the papers a trifle, when the bail slips out of the recess and falls down upon the incline of the sides, thus allowing the end i to be tilted backward. If the papers do not completely fill the box or holder, the end may be tilted over against them at the necessary angle, as shown in Fig. 2, and the bail or loop, entering into the corresponding recess or groove, holds it in position.

By attaching the bail or brace directly to the edge of the sides a very cheap and durable fastening is obtained, and the bail, being out of the range of the papers and within the dimensions of the box, does not interfere with them in any manner, as when they are to be handled the bail lies on the edges of the sides, as shown.

The box or holder may be used by itself or placed on shelves or in cabinets. There being 9 5 no projection outside of the main box, they, can be placed close together or in cabinets without waste of room or catching eachother.

Instead of making the bail or brace in one piece, it may be in two pieces, as shown in Fig. 3, each of the pieces having a lug or projection at the end, extending into a notched slot, 0, in the edges of the end piece. The sides of the bail or brace may be straight or curved, and each consist of two or more seetions jointed together.

\Vhat I claim as myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Abill or file holder provided with a pivoted end piece, and having a locking bail or brace attached to the outer edges of the side pieces.

2. In a bil1'or file holder, the combination, with a pivoted end provided with recesses or grooves, of a pivoted bail or brace adapted to enter the grooves to secure the end in position.

3. I11 a fi1(3-110ld(31,13110 combination,with the body of thebox, of a pivoted end piece,abrace or braces attached by a pivoted joint to the edges of the sides, and extending to the end piece to limit the movement of the latter.

4. I11 a bill or file holder, the combination, with the body of the box, of a pivoted end piece provided with grooves or notches, abail or brace for supporting the end piece, having hooks, and eyebolts secured to the edges of the sides of the box, to which the bail or brace is connected, substantially as described.

5. in a bill or file holder, the combination, with the body of the box, of a pivoted end piece, 1', having grooves or notches, a bail or brace attached to the edges of the side and engaging with the end piece to limit its movement, and a latch or equivalent device for holding the bail in position on the end piece, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE L. AHMAY.

\Vitnesses:

L. O. YOUNG, W. H. TUCKER. A 

